Fly swatter



June 15; 1937. F. s. MATTESON v FLY SWATTER Filed July 16, 1935 INVENTOR. Fay J/faf/ason 2x 4 1 f X%ORNEY Patented June 15, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FLY SWATTER Fay S. Matteson, Canoga Park, Calif. Application July 16, 1935, Serial No. 31,574

2 Claims.

The present invention relates to fly swatters and is particularly concerned with means devised to provide greater flexibility between the handle proper and that part of the device employed to strike or deliver a blow as Well as the employment the life of the device,

5 same, whereby a degree of resilience is obtained to facilitate using the device when striking an object from an unusual position.

A further object of the invention is to employ novel means, to provide in combination, rigidity and reasonable flexibility so that the screen in the working sector of the device will not readily become distorted in shape and tattered in finish.

A still further object is to provide novel means to delineate the screen in the working sector and to simultaneously provide means to more securely bind the marginal edges of the screen in the working sector.

Other objects, features and advantages may appear from the accompanying drawing, specification and the subjoined claims.

Having reference to the drawing, one sheet.

Figure 1 is a view in elevation showing the device of this invention.

Figure 2- is a view in elevation showing the frame designed to support the screen, and a fragment of the handle of the device.

Figure 3 is a detail showing construction employed in forming the flexible joint between the handle and frame.

Figure 4 is a detail showing the flexible joint under stress and in a bent position.

In the drawing the reference character 10 indicates the device of this invention, and as shown is provided with a handle ll formed of twisted wire l2.

The wires l2 are bent and twisted at l3 to bind and hold the complementary wires together, but at a point adjacent to the upper twist the wires are spread at an angle of approximately 45 degrees and are then again bent at l5 in parallel relation to one another to accommodate helical springs l6.

The free end of the wire I2 is imbedded in the close turns of the spring l6 and is held in position by means of soldering or brazing.

As is clearly shown in Figures 2, 3 and 4 the end l8 of the spring [6 rests against one of the ends I9 of wires l2, while the other end of the spring is extended and forms a loop 21 having rounded corners 22 and 24 and then terminates in a second helical spring IS the free end of which rests against the other of the parallel ends IQ of the handle I I.

An intermediate wire 28 having hooks 3|) and 32 is placed at a point adjacent the ends of the helical springs 26 and is hooked over the wires that form the loop or frame 2|.

After the skeleton of the device of this invention is formed as herein set forth, wire screen 34 is cut to fit within the loop 2|, after which a suitable form of binder 36 is placed over the frame 2! and the marginal edges 38 of the wire screen 34. The binder and screen are then sewed, cemented or otherwise suitably secured in place, thereby holding the screen within the loop 2|.

While I have herein described the preferred form of my invention, I am cognizant of the fact that certain changes and/or modifications of the device herein shown are possible, I therefore wish it to be known that I do claim as a part of my invention, all those changes and/ or modifications that clearly fall within the scope of the invention herein set forth.

I claim:

1. A swatting device having a handle, one end of said handle being bifurcated, a plurality of springs secured to said bifurcated handle, said springs being integrally connected to form a loop, an interlocking member joining the sides of said loop adjacent said springs, wire netting fitted within the area bounded by said loop and said interlocking member, and means to bind said netting and said loop.

2. In a device of the character described, a work surface, a handle, said handle being bifurcated, coil springs on the prongs of said bifurcated handle and extending longitudinally thereof, said springs being joined integrally by a bridge member, said bridge member forming the marginal limitation of said work surface, and means joining said work surface and said marginal limitation.

FAY S. MATTESON. 

